Controversy in the diagnosis of pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 21, Issue 21, 2015, Pages 6444-6450

  Marzuillo, Pierluigi ^a   Grandone, Anna ^a   Perrone, Laura ^a   Miraglia Del Giudice, Emanuele ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alanine transaminase; Biopsy; Liver; Non alcoholic fatty liver disease; Pediatric; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GOLD STANDARD; HUMAN; LIVER BIOPSY; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; LIVER FIBROSIS; LIVER PARENCHYMA; NONALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER; PROGNOSIS; ADOLESCENT; BIOPSY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; LIVER; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; ONSET AGE; PATHOLOGY; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVALENCE; PROCEDURES; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; BIOPSY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HUMANS; LIVER; NON-ALCOHOLIC FATTY LIVER DISEASE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84930813865     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i21.6444     Document Type: Article

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